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MATERIAL INFORMATION

Material Information

P3PPER’S designs are produced using the most advanced 3D printing technology in the highest quality materials. Our manufacturing process gives us the unique opportunity to design products for an increasing catalogue of material choices. Each material offers a unique combination of practical and aesthetic properties to suit a variety of products.

MATERIALS THAT WE WORK WITH

Extensively hand-polished to a fine sheen and shiny finish. It is perfect for jewellery and precious products. Sterling Silver is a standard alloy for jewellery purposes and is safe to wear on your skin. Please use a polishing kit to maintain a glossy surface.

Solid Sterling Silver, made of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% copper. Lost-wax casting technique, where the original wax model is first printed using a 3D printer. From there a mold is made around the wax, before it is melted and filled with solid silver, creating the product.

Nylon Plastic Finishes: White, Black, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink. Nylon Plastic products in all colors besides white and black are polished and then dyed using a manual process. Due to the inherrent variability of this process, color may vary slightly between products

Nylon Plastic is a very lightweight and comfortable porous material. Incredibly versatile. When thin, it’s flexible enough for hinges and springs. When thick, it’s strong enough for structural components.

Nylon Plastic is dishwasher safe, not watertight, not recyclable, and not food safe. This material is heatproof to 80°C / 176°F degrees. Higher temperatures may significantly change material properties. Laser sintering is used to fabricate plastic models. The models are printed layer by layer. Because of this layer by layer process, some products may see a staircase effect.

UV Cured Acrylic Plastics are watertight, not foodsafe, not recyclable, and not dishwasher safe. This material is heatproof to 80°C / 176°F degrees. Multijet Modeling (MJM) process is used to print UV Cured Acrylic models. The models are printed layer by layer, then cured, or polymerized, by a wide area UV lamp.

Glazes are colored glass added to the surface of model. Glazes may vary in thickness depending on the geometry and could include dripping and ripples. Matte Black, Gloss Black, Gloss White, and Gloss Red go on the surface of the model in a consistent, opaque tone. Gloss Celadon Green, Gloss Oribe Green, Gloss Cobalt Blue, and Gloss Blue are more translucent, causing embossed detail to appear whiter and engraved details to be a deeper color. Because of how the glazes move on the surface during firing the thickness of the glaze may vary based on the geometry.

Porcelain Ceramic is a unique material which can be cast using individual 3D printed molds. This opens up the possibilities for creative textures, surfaces and geometry while providing a strong material.